Truman Dbq Analysis

Truman’s quick and decisive action helped lead the United States to a victory that citizens will remember him for; not because he had the option to use new and destructive weapons without the consent of Congress, but because of his personal qualities that influenced this decision.Truman believed in hope and had so much love for this country—so much that he would take drastic measures to protect it when faced with a threat. These same qualities of hope and determination can be found in President John F. Kennedy as well. In “NPR Talk of the Nation,
“How Much Power Does the President Really Have?”, a radio segment aired in 2012, Douglas Brinkley describes his feelings when asked about presidential power: “Without Kennedy believing that this [The Moon Landing] was going to be the big thing for our
While the executive order and executive privilege were introduced with good intentions, many believe that the latter was abused—especially during Richard Nixon’s presidency, however, this argument is and can be solely based off of a biased perspective. While in “Nixon’s Address to the Nation on his Secret Tape Recordings”, from 1974, which is a moderately strong document due to its author being a former president (the validity suffers because Nixon is biased in favor of himself), it can be seen that the president had a reason behind his controversial actions: “Ever since the existence of the White House taping system was first made known last summer, I have tried vigorously to guard the privacy of the tapes. I have been well aware that my effort to protect the confidentiality of Presidential conversations has heightened the sense of mystery about Watergate and, in fact, has